The time was coming. My baby was turning into a toddler. She was taking steps and so soon she’d be walking all around the house no longer wanting to stay contained in her playpen. The thoughts raced through my mind of the constant stress I’d have to keep the floors clean for those wondering feet AND fingers which brought anything and everything straight to her mouth. I knew my quick vacuum job on the weekends wouldn’t be enough, especially with two kitties running around. It was time. Time…
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Favorite Purchases of 2022 – Can You Tell I’m a Mom?
Twenty-Twenty-Two is over? Several times this month, I’ve caught myself referring to things in 2021 just being last year. Then I remembered last year, 2022, actually happened already. So, in hopes of bringing a little more closure to 2022, here are my top 5 favorite purchases from last year. ONE: My 40 oz Stanley cup. Basic? Maybe. But, it has truly helped me stay hydrated throughout the year. While breastfeeding, sleep deprived, and counting on that cup of coffee every day my Stanley cup has saved my body…
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My Birth At 37 Weeks Pregnant, An Unexpected But Positive Story
Preparing For Birth The preparations I did for the labor and delivery of our baby girl are a huge part of my birth story. About halfway through my pregnancy, I realized how quickly things were happening. Wasn’t it just yesterday we were telling our family and friends the happy news? Now, all of a sudden we were gearing up for the anatomy scan and waist-deep in planning the nursery. Then, next up was the baby shower and the final stretch of pregnancy! It was going soo fast! In…
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Divi Scalp Serum Review During Postpartum Hair Loss
I had just started going through the height of my postpartum hair loss during month 4. I was losing so much hair from all over and got those common postpartum bald spots by my temples. I had been so anxious about this because I already had a hard time growing baby hairs there before pregnancy. It was scary to see the handfuls of hair coming out in the shower and the bald spots becoming more prevalent was all so depressing. That’s when I decided to start Divi. The…
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First-Time Mom Baby Must-Haves
Congratulations! You are going to be a MOM! What an exciting and heartwarming time in your life! Once you’ve settled into the realization that you will have a new little human joining your family in just a few months, you may soon feel the need to start preparing for their BIG arrival! As a First-Time-Mom myself, I understand the overwhelm that comes with starting from scratch on allll the baby items needed. Each item has at least 20 different versions, and when there are 100s of items to…